With over 18 years of experience in product development, operations, and sustainability, I have led cross-functional teams in the fashion industry to align innovative product designs with market trends and sustainability goals. My expertise lies in managing the complete product lifecycle, optimizing supply chains, and driving cost-effective strategies without compromising quality. I am passionate about developing sustainable solutions and fostering collaboration to enhance operational efficiency, product quality, and brand market presence
-Develop and oversee critical path, ensuring team compliance with specifications and deadlines. -Collaborate with Creative Director,Merchandise Manager, and Sales Director to identify new product opportunities. -Spearhead product development, aligning with market trends and sustainability goals, while optimizing operational efficiency and budget management. -Participate in production fittings to maintain brand standards for performance, comfort, and fit and Support Design Team in creating sample and production tech packs for factories. -Negotiate prices, explore new materials, and visit factories to enhance development processes, ensuring product quality and cost-effectiveness. -Direct supplier and factory allocation strategy, balancing product execution, costs, and margins to enhance design and quality alignment.. -Explore new materials, compounds, and vendors to enhance development process and commercialization. -Foster cross-functional partnerships to drive product innovation, streamline production processes, and enhance supply chain logistics for global distribution. -Conduct comprehensive market analysis to identify growth opportunities, informing strategic decisions on product development and sustainability initiatives. -Lead end-to-end product lifecycle management, ensuring timely delivery, quality control, and compliance with international shipping regulations. -Lead special projects and collaborations, driving innovation in women's footwear and significantly contributing to brand growth and market positioning.
-Led collection management from concept to production, ensuring timely handovers across all shoes categories. -Meticulously managed critical paths, ensuring timely delivery of production-ready styles while maintaining stringent quality standards across all shoe categories. -Analyzed and optimized target prices during development, scrutinizing costings to enhance profitability without compromising product integrity. -Facilitated seamless communication between departments, orchestrating fitting sessions and providing crucial insights on costing, timelines, and product details. -Spearheaded collection management from concept to production, ensuring timely handovers and maintaining stringent quality standards.. -Pioneered women's footwear collection development, bridging design and production to create cutting-edge styles aligned with market trends. -Optimise target prices during development, scrutinising costings to enhance profitability without compromising product integrity. -Scrutinised and refined target prices during development, balancing cost-effectiveness with product quality to enhance overall profitability. -Orchestrated effective communication between departments, facilitating fitting sessions and providing crucial insights on costing, timelines, and product details
-Collect and analyse raw material requirements, ensuring alignment with design and merchandising goals. -Analyse raw material requirements, aligning with design goals. Researched innovative materials, balancing quality and cost for collection briefs -Ensured material consistency across women's shoes and accessories for cohesive collections. -Spearhead material forecasting and allocation strategies, optimizing supplier relationships and mitigating product risks through rigorous technical approval processes. -Streamlined raw material sourcing process, aligning Design and Merchandising requirements with supplier capabilities for optimal quality and cost-effectiveness. -Fostered cross-functional partnerships, attending merchandise meetings and production fittings to align material selection with design and technical development needs -Negotiated with agents and vendors to ensure timely delivery of orders, consistentl
-Collaborate with design and supply teams to understand manufacturing processes and costs, ensuring high-quality women's shoes. -Coordinate with factories to produce prototypes and samples as per design specifications, meeting deadlines. -Assess product quality standards and resolved production issues, enhancing safety and performance. -Analyse product quality standards, implemented corrective action plans, and conducted factory visits to enhance production efficiency and cost-effectiveness. -Communicate business quality standards to manufacturing partners, ensuring consistent product excellence. -Partner with Design team and supply base to streamline manufacturing processes, ensuring timely delivery of prototypes and samples. -Stay abreast of industry innovations, identifying new opportunities to improve product quality and manufacturing techniques.